On: Windows Sandbox

[Semaphor]

> Surely not avoiding AV completely.

Exactly that.

[voltagex_ → Semaphor]

Ok, what about for the 99% of the population that that won't work for?

[Semaphor → voltagex_]

Well, I'm recommending it on HN, not on Facebook ;)

[AnIdiotOnTheNet → voltagex_]

Use ChromeOS, Android, or iOS.

Seriously, AV is pointless software. It will false-positive often, it will false-negative slightly less often, and it will introduce a performance degradation 100% of the time regardless. It is a bad solution to the problem of malware.